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In the ten weeks before the end of the fiscal year, Congress plans to be in session 17 days. Before the end of the calendar year, Congress will need to raise the debt limit to avoid default on Treasury bonds. …

Texas on the Potomac dissects the Senate-passed comprehensive immigration reform bill by the numbers and examines the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of its potential to reduce the federal deficit. …

TexMessage Friday, May 3 Good morning, TexMessagers! What do you think of fixing FAA furloughs? TEXclusive Earlier this week, President Obama signed legislation to end the FAA furloughs imposed by the …

In unveiling his $3.8 trillion spending plan for the U.S. government on Wednesday, President Barack Obama revived his longstanding attack on oil industry tax breaks and formally launched a plan to pay …

Tucked away in President Barack Obama’s financial plan for the upcoming year is a tribute to former president George H.W. Bush. Obama proposed to designate $10 million toward a national volunteer fund …

Another year, another budget blueprint from President Obama, another attempt to increase the taxes paid by the oil and gas industry. After trying and failing for four consecutive years, the budget to …